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Take the Last Train to Whittier…
It was a seven hour train ride yesterday…yes, I said seven hours. What else are you going to do when it’s rainy and cloudy in Anchorage? And the boys have been asking for a train ride ever since they saw one in Texas, so they got one!!
We took the Alaska Railroad from Anchorage to Whittier, that was the plan anyways. But after talking to the bar car lady, or bistro lady, or waitress lady, she said that there’s nothing to do in Whittier except catch a glacier cruise tour, so she suggested we stay on the train. After brief discussions about whether or not to get off the train in Whittier, we decided to stay on. So from Whittier, we went to Portage (again) and then to Spencer, Grandview and to Trail Glacier. We saw a few glaciers along the way, a black bear in a tree and many waterfalls and beautiful mountains. Even though the sun was blocked by the clouds and rain drizzled on us all day, it made for a very scenic day. The boys enjoyed standing in the vestibule, an area where they stand between the cars and have fresh air and rain in the face! Even though it was a seven hour train ride, it was a nice way to see the mountains and some glaciers.
Today, July 9th, we puttered around town shopping at various locations. Apparently our trip to Anchorage wouldn’t be complete without some cooked reindeer from a street vendor on 4th Street. So after shopping at chain stores like Best Buy, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Sam’s and lunch at the non-chain Sourdough Mining Company and viewing the chocolate fountain (3,600 pounds of chocolate) at Alaskan Wildberry Company we split a mild reindeer on a bun with sauteed onions. It was pretty tasty and if I was ever in the downton are again, I think we’d get one again!
So another is done in Anchorage. Tomorrow we’ll pack up and head to Homer to see what kind of trouble we can get into. Again, thank you for reading! I really appreciate the nice comments and thoughtful words!!
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